Sometime about 1997, Lavance Tyler Davis asks me to find an old friend from his younger years; a lady named Nova Mae Hurst. Details of this search are too extensive to document here but I did find Nova Mae, married and living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Nova Mae was first married to Arthur Randell Fondern. By this union she had three daughters. Nova Mae and Randy divorced and she married on 15 Mar 1959 Dewey Wayne Smouse in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Nova Mae died 4 April 2010. We corresponded and talked quite often after connecting with each other in 1998.
Lavance Tyler Davis died 17 October 2004.
Lavance Tyler Davis was my 2nd Cousin twice removed
Nova Mae Hurst is my third cousin one removed
Our common ancestor is Michael Davis and his wife Hulda Rivers.
Generation 1
1. Nova Mae Hurst: born 9 Sep 1923 in Winchell, Brown County, Texas; died 4 Apr 2010 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
Generation 2
2. Thomas Oscar Hurst: born 9 Apr 1886 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; married 2 Sep 1906 in Brownwood, Brown, Texas; died 13 Sep 1948 in Winchell, Brown , Texas.
3. America Pearl Carruth: born 13 Apr 1888 in Blanket, Texas; died 7 Jul 1974.
Generation 3
4. Joseph Thurman Hurst: born 27 May 1866 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; married about 1885 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; died 4 Sep 1961 in Brownwood, Brown, Texas.
5. Amanda J. Davis: born 1867 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States.
6. Alexander Campbell Carruth: born 6 Jul 1850 in Collins County, Texas; married.
7. Sarah Winifred Hightower: born 5 Feb 1860 in Collins County, Texas.
Generation 4
8. Phillip James Hurst: born 22 Jan 1840 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married; died 14 Feb 1912 in Cleveland County, Arkansas.
9. Mary Ann Gainey: born 20 Jul 1843 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; died 19 Mar 1908.
10. Thomas Franklin Davis: born Feb 1841 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States; married 1865 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States; died 14 Feb 1915 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.
11. Rosa Caroline Massey: born 24 Mar 1845 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States; died 27 Jul 1911 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.
12. Walter Carruth: born Mar 1802; married.
13. Nancy Keith.
14. W. P. Hightower.
15.
Generation 5
16. Isaac Hurst: born 1804 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States; married abt 1825; died 30 Sep 1884 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.
17. Henrietta "Ritta" Rivers: born 1805 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; died 15 Aug 1865 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.
18. William H. Gainey: born abt 1801 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; married.
19. Mary: born abt 1801 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.
20. Michael Davis: born 13 Mar 1806 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; married 1832 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States; died 26 Apr 1883 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.
21. Hulda "Huldy" Rivers: born 13 Oct 1816 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States; died 4 Jun 1881 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.
22. William Lawrence Massey: born abt 1815 in Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married; died 17 May 1862 in Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
23. Huldah Meadows: born 22 May 1811 in NC/VA; died 12 May 1886 in Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
Obituary for Nova Mae Smouse:
Nova Smouse 86 resident of Albuquerque passed away peacefully Easter Sunday at her home with family by her side. Nova was born in Brownwood, TEXAS on September 9, 1923. She moved to Albuquerque 56 years ago. She is survived by her husband Wayne (Dewey) Smouse, son David Smouse and wife Linda of Albuq. Three daughters, Irma Patton of Bernalillo, Gail Norris of Washington state, Anita Clark of Friona,TEXAS. Nova had 10 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Nova was a member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church. Nova was a member of the Bernalillo Co. Extension Club. She raised, groomed and showed poodles in the 1960's. A memorial service will be at a later date.
[Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday April 11, 2010]
Obituary for Lavance Tyler Davis:
DAVIS, Lavance -- Entered into eternal rest on October 17, 2004, Lavance Tyler Davis, husband of Inez Prince Davis and widower of Adelaide Lucille Davis. Residence Johns Island, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. & Mrs. Davis are invited to attend his funeral service in J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. West Ashley Chapel, Friday, October 22, 2004 at eleven o'clock. Interment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Stuhr's West Ashley Chapel Thursday from six until eight o'clock. Tyler Davis was born in Chesterfield County, SC., December 25, 1917, the son of Reubin Nathan and Effie White Davis. He was a World War II Army Veteran, retired Bus Driver for SCE&G and a horse-drawn carriage driver in historic Charleston in the 1970's. He was a member of the SCE&G Good Friends Club, an honorary member of the Low Country Beekeepers Association, and an active member of Legacy Cathedral. Surviving are his wife; his son, D. Nathan Davis of Charleston, SC; his daughter, Enola Davis Bluemel of Charleston, SC., six grandchildren and one great-grandchild; his brother, Robert D. Davis, and sister, Mary Davis Goodale both of Chesterfield, SC. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Charleston, Inc., 3870 Leeds Avenue SU 101, N. Charleston, SC 29405. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com.
[http://archives.charleston.net/archobits/today.html, October 18, 2004]
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